Women's Swimming & Diving

Women's Swimming and Diving Update 3

PRINCETON, N.J. -- The 2012 portion of the Ivy
League women’s swimming and diving season has begun, with
Columbia, Penn, Cornell, Brown and Yale having competed dual meets
to open the New Year.

In League action, Penn downed Brown on Jan. 4 by the score of
174-107, while Yale bested Cornell on Jan. 7, 189.5-93.5. The wins
moved the Quakers to 2-3 in the conference standings, while the
Bulldogs evened their Ivy record at 1-1. Brown and Cornell remain
winless in Ivy play.

Columbia was the first team to return from break, downing Wagner
169-88 on Jan. 3.

The Ivy season will increase in intensity over the coming
weekends as the teams move through their dual and tri-meet
schedules and look towards the 2012 Ivy League Championships, which
Harvard will play host to on Feb. 23-25 at the Blodgett Pool,
Cambridge, Mass.

The second set of CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Division I
Rankings were released on Dec. 15. The Crimson moved up two places
to second, while Princeton entered the rankings at No. 4. The next
set of CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Division I Rankings will be
released after the Feb. 7 pre-conference championship submission
deadline.

Brown
The Bears returned to competitive swimming on Jan. 4 when they
dropped decisions to Penn, 174-107, and Florida Atlantic, 141-139,
as part of a tri-meet in Boca Raton, Fla. … the 50-free
proved to be Brown’s best event of the day as sophomores
Emma Lamothe and Megan Nolet took
second and third, respectively … Lamothe finished in 25.20
and Nolet touched the wall at 25.68 … in the 100-fly,
freshman Kate Dillione came in second with a time
of 59.23 … senior Rebecca Tassell posted a
high score of 237.15 to win the one-meter diving event … the
Bears’ schedule resumes on Jan. 14 when they swim at
Harvard.

Columbia
The Lions returned from break with a 169-88 home win over Wagner
on Jan. 3 … Columbia won 12 of 15 events … sophomore
Grace Senko led the Lions with two individual
first-place finishes … Senko took first in the 400-yard IM
with a time of 4:35.12 and then placed first in the 100-yard
backstroke in a time of 59.41 … Columbia returns to Ivy
competition on Jan. 21 when it plays host to Cornell at Uris
Pool.

Cornell
The Big Red returned from break on Jan. 7 when it fell at Yale,
189.5-93.5 … sophomore Kim Jerome won the
200-breast in 2:23.40 and also finished second on the 100-breast
with a time of 1:05.22 … junior Jessie
Holley placed first in the 100-breast, finishing in
1:04.73 … freshman Meredith Drummond
finished second in the 200-fly (2:08.04) and the 500-free (5:05.20)
… Cornell next swims against Colgate on Jan. 14.

Dartmouth is back in action on Jan. 14 when it plays host to
an Ivy tri-meet that will also include Penn and Yale.

Harvard
Harvard returns from its winter break to host Brown on Jan.
14.

Penn
The Quakers resumed the competitive portion of their schedule with
a pair of wins against Florida Atlantic, 154-124, and Ivy foe
Brown, 174-107, on Jan. 4 as part of a tri-meet in Boca Raton, Fla.
… the Quakers had a 1-2-3 finish in 1,000-free with
Julie Anderson placing first in 10:32.16,
Rebecca Aiello finishing second in 10:37.91 and
Kristi Edleson taking third in 10:39.79 …
other highlights for Penn included Shelby Fortin
winning the 200-free in 1:54.74 and the 100-free in 53.20 …
the Quakers are back in action on Jan. 14 when they take on League
foes Dartmouth and Yale on Jan. 14 in Hanover, N.H.

Princeton
The Tigers are back in action on Jan. 29 when they travel to
Hanover, N.H. for a tri-meet against Ivy foe Dartmouth as well as
New Hampshire.

Yale
The Bulldogs returned from their break on Jan. 7 with a 189.5-93.5
home win over Cornell ... the win evened Yale’s Ivy record at
1-1 on the year … senior Rachel Rosenberg
took the top spot in one-meter and three-meter diving with scores
of 284.62 and 271.95 … with her score of 284.62 on the
one-meter board, Rosenberg qualified for the NCAA Zone Diving
Championships … junior Molly Albrecht
captured the first individual race of the meet, taking the
1,000-free in 10:26.76 … senior Joan Weaver
won the 200-free in 1:52.74 and followed that performance with a
win in the 50-free with a career-best time of 24.54 … Weaver
then added her third win of the day in the 500-free when she
touched the wall in 5:02.99 … overall, Yale won 13 events on
the day… the Bulldogs return to the pool on Jan. 14 when
they face Ivy foes Dartmouth and Penn on Jan. 14 in Hanover,
N.H.